Nevada County's SunSmile Farms settles lawsuit against NID

George Loftus, owner of Sun Smile Farms, in this file photo stands in a section of his cherry orchards west of Grass Valley. The trees were dying due to lack of water after a leak in the pipeline leading to his farm prompted Nevada Irrigation District to shut off the water in the fall.

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George Loftus, owner of Sun Smile Farms, in a section of his cherry orchards west of Grass Valley. The trees are dying due to lack of water after a leak in the pipeline leading to his farm prompted Nevada Irrigation District to shut off the water in the fall.